Portrait of a female student in the classroom
“Inequities pervade every aspect of Black girls’ education in Pennsylvania — where they go to school, what resources their schools have, what the environment is like in their schools, and what opportunities they can access. Due to the intersection of systemic anti-Black racism, sexism, and other forces of oppression, Black girls are subjected to especially daunting educational barriers.”
That’s the conclusion of the We Need Supportive Spaces That Celebrate Us: Black Girls Speak Out About Public Schools report prepared by the Education Law Center, a nonprofit, legal advocacy organization with offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, whose mission is to ensure that all children in Pennsylvania have access to a quality public education.
Read more on the original article : https://www.witf.org/2023/05/17/report-says-black-girls-face-daunting-challenges-and-racism-in-school/